Question

【题目】— I called you at 5:00 yesterday afternoon, but no one answered.
— Sorry, I with my parents _______ at that time.
A.was shopping
B.were shopping
C.are shopping
D.went shopping

Answer 1

【答案】A
【解析】at 5:00 yesterday afternoon是过去的时间点，用于过去进行时，表示在过去某个时间点正在进行的动作，with连接两个主语，谓语动词用“就远原则”，I是单数，故动词用 was shopping，选A。